Research Awards
Career Awards
Berscheid-Hatfield Award for Distinguished Mid-Career Achievement, International Association for Relationship Research (2024)
Fellow, International Association for Relationship Research (2020)
Fellow, International Communication Association (2020)
Alumni Award, Distinguished Achievement in Social Sciences, St. Norbert College (2016)
University Scholar Award, University of Illinois (2015)
Centennial Scholar Award, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois (2013)
Early Career Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association (2008)
Gerald R. Miller Award for Early Career Achievement, International Association for Relationship Research (2008)
Article and Dissertation Awards
Inaugural Outstanding Article Award, Communication and Military Division, National Communication Association (2021)
Charles H. Woolbert Research Award, National Communication Association (2018)
Golden Anniversary Monograph Award, National Communication Association (2012)
Article Award, International Association for Relationship Research (2012)
Franklin H. Knower Article Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association (2011)
John Garrison Award for the Analysis of Interpersonal Communication in Applied Settings, Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association (2011)
Distinguished Article Award, Communication and Social Cognition Division, National Communication Association (2007)
Dissertation Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association (2002)
Top Paper Awards
Outstanding Proposal Award, Military Families and Children Focus Group, National Council on Family Relations (2020)
Top Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Association, National Communication Association (2017)
Top Paper Award, Family Communication Association, National Communication Association (2016)
Top Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Association, National Communication Association (2016)
Top Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association (2012)
Top Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association (2011)
Top Four Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association (2008)
Top Four Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association (2005)
Top Three Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association (2004)
Top Three Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, International Communication Association (2003)
Top Student Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association (2000)
Top Four Paper Award, Interpersonal Communication Division, National Communication Association (1998)
